Dacia’s market share in Germany was 1.5% in February, compared to 1.7% in January.
In January, Dacia’s new car registrations in Germany rose 5.7%, to 3,199 units, while the auto market declined 8.6%.
In the first two months of 2013, Dacia’s new car registrations were up 1.3%, to 6,119 units, while overall car registrations in Germany fell by 9.6% to 392,773 units in the analyzed period.
French group Renault, owner of Dacia, saw a 3.4% increase in new car registrations in February, to 7,820 units, but witnessed a 3% decline to 14,363 units in the first two months of 2013.
Volkswagen remained the German market leader in February, with 42,875 registrations and a 21.4% market share, followed by Mercedes, with 17,581 units and an 8.8%market share, and Audi, with 16,926 units and an 8.4% market share.
A total 46,590 Dacia cars were sold in Germany in 2012,, according to data published in January by carmaker Dacia Renault.
In France, Dacia saw a 37.3% increase in new car registrations in February, to 8,236 units, in the context of a general decline of 12% in new car registrations, to 143,366 units, compared to the same month in the year-earlier period.
In the first two months of 2013, Dacia’s new car registrations advanced 22.6% to 15,851 units, above the auto market which shrank 13.5%.
On the light commercial vehicles segment, Dacia registrations fell by 47% in February, to 262 units, and by 38% to 576 units in the first two months of 2013.